Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of South Carolina - Aiken

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at University of South Carolina - Aiken stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC Aiken is located in Aiken, South Carolina and approximately 3,944 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from UofSC Aiken.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UofSC Aiken Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

UofSC Aiken Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at UofSC Aiken compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at UofSC Aiken is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	171
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	270
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	315
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	427
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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UofSC Aiken

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at University of South Carolina - Aiken.

UofSC Aiken Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

The parks and rec program at UofSC Aiken awarded 53 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at UofSC Aiken are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its parks and rec bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Aiken with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofSC Aiken also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Carolina - Aiken. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	53

Related Majors

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks and rec can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Aiken.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,430	$34,170
Coaches and Scouts	3,390	$50,250
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,860	$48,140
Managers	1,760	$100,890

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.